scepter
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“A war, a man, a trick — a trick to break the walls of Troy,” Scott’s character says, while banging his scepter for emphasis.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026
It holds a serpent scepter evoking the crack of lightning on one side, and a tiny water jug on the other.
From Reuters • Sep. 29, 2023
Mr. Modi, surrounded by a dozen Hindu priests, carried the scepter down the aisle of the new Parliament, installing it to the right of the speaker’s seat.
From New York Times • May 28, 2023
On Saturday, the scepter will be handed to Charles as a symbol of his temporal power.
From Seattle Times • May 5, 2023
“Supposedly Diocletian’s scepter could summon the ghosts of the Roman legions, any of them who worshipped the old gods.”
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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